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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-21

The Books Missing aud the A.,i.uc,
H. AnnrN

The hooks Missing and the Assignee
IL Anary.
NEW YORK, August 20.-As.ignee
VIM. +. Cromwell OF the firm Henry
:. Ives ~ Co., obtained from Judge
Donoauc, Yesterday afternoon. an or.
der to compel the three partners OF
the firm to appear ON Monday in the
court of common pleas and explain
what became of the ledger and cash
book, the security book aud the two
blotters covering the year 1856 and
the early part of 1857. The firm
opened new books in April last. and
the assignee has not been able TO oh.
lain the books referred, to from
the men. They profess not to know
what became of them. The books are
important because, although the
books in use since April appear
to be straight, there is nothing to
show that they are upon a correct
basis. The clerks made ailidait that
oil the books were i'll vault on Mon
day August 8 - about the time the
Cincinnati creditors arrived from
tne west, WIN ives. III Is sAlu tlat
the assignee threatened Ives and his
partners with arrest if they do not
produce the books, but they positive.
ly declare they know nothing of there
whereabouts Assignee Cromwell,
this morning, said TO a reporter that
he was sorry that anything had Leak
out concerning his action in procuripg
the order of the court to compel Ives
n Co. to produce certain missing
books. lie added that certain brok
ers grasped at every possible feature
of the Ives case to influence the stock
market, and he had, for that reason,
all along avoided giving out any
Information which could be converted
INTO "A sensation.
THE STATEMENT.
"Tho statement now nearly com
plotted is made he said, "from the
books as they exist These are a com
plcte set, carefully kept and telling
connoctedly of the drm's transac
tons"
Mr.. Cromwell would not state what
the missing books were, but said he
would make his statement OF the
affair in court Monday morning.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-21

our summer stock OF millinery and
our entire stock Of fancy goods and
notions will DO closed out without
any regard 10 cost.
Miss KATE STOUT, Fourth -.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-21

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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-21
THE NATIONAL UNION
Accidental InSuranCcUpOn heNOSt ApproyedPIan

OFFICE coRN8 Third AND FRANKLIN STREETS WACO tuA5
R. B. NBROlT President -. IlOS DuCElM Secretary
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-21

If you have catsrrh, use the surest
remedy-Dr Sage's.
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C-EECLCLI5-
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c7 Agents circulars
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

Der TO provide additional forces To repel IN.
vasion, MAINTAIN the righttu, Possessions
OF tho Confederate States, secure their III
dependence ami preserve M,r USiiintons, the
President be and ~ hereby authorised u
ask Tor and accept from the owners OF
slaves the services Of such able. bodlc I
negro men "a he may deem eXpedlcnt, Tor
and during the war, 10 p'r'orm military
duty N whatever capacity he may direct 1"
The last clause provides That nothing
in tins act shall be construed TO authorize
u change ia he relations whiC h the san
slaves shall bear To their owners" etc,
etc
In the same paper Ia n message from
Jefferson Davis TO the Confederate Con.
gress, dated March Is, ls65, IN winch &C.
ours the following reference TO the Negro
Bill " THE bill for employing negroes as
soldiers has not yet reached me, though
the printed journals OF your proceedings
informs me OF It's passage. Much benefit
Is anticipated from thus measure, though
far less than would have resulted from It's
adoption at an earlier date so as to afford
time for their organization and instruction
during the winter months"
As might have been coniectured. the col.
orcd men did not flock TO standard that
was the emblem OF people bent on the
perpetual enslavement Of the African race
in America
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

An entertaining address was given in the
lecture room OF Westminster church by DR..
Sheldon Jackson, superintendent Of Presby-
terrain missions and United States general
agent of education in Alaska DIR. jackson
claimed that the country had been system
atically misrepresented in the newspapers.
With its fur interests, fisheries, coal, Iron,
gold and silver mines, forests, etc, it was
destined to become a source Of mighty
wealth to the United States There was coal
and iron enough in Alaska, he claimed, to
build up dozen great states like Pennsyl-
vania. A single gold mine was yielding
500, 900 month. While the climate in the
northern and central portions is extremely
rigorous, along the southern coast the
winters are similar to those of Kentucky,
and the summers will match those of Mime
sofa. The speakers account of the inhabi-
tants was very striking
Along the coast and even among the
ClinietS outside of the Presbyterian mis-
sons, n most appalling state of degradation
exists. The people are under the influence of
medicine men who eat the flesh of dead
people, claiming that 10y so doing the spirit
of the dead enters into them. In their re
ligiOn they are like the fetch tribes of Africa
perpetuating the evil spirits and letting the
good spirits alone Female infanticde is
practiced as religious duty. Women are
held as slaves and are killed at the will of
their lords and masters When building is
put up four women are killed and put into
the post holes on which the building rests
Persons suspected of witchcraft are roasted,
drowned or burned alive. All these shock
ing heather practices are carried on ut this
lay-PiOneer Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

believe that Mrs Hamilton FishS superb
rcposc was never disturbed but once, and the
story is worth telling. When Garfield was
in the house, chairman of appropriations, |
believe, he lived ut the corner of II street and
Franklin square. His two boys were per
feet limbs, enfants terribes to degree,
freckled. sun burned, noisy, full of horse
play, just as likely as not to be romping
about the street barefooted and barelegged.
One day Mrs. Fish was making visit on the
Garfields, and just as she came down the
steps to enter her carriage, the eldest Gar
field boy, now scholarly and reserved young
man, darted up, turned n handspring and
alighted right under the stately nose, with
II say, Mrs. Fish, give us n rider 1t was
difficult to tell which was the most shocked,
Nine. Ia Secretaire, her footman, OF Mrs,
Garfield, who was looking out of the window.
New York Star
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
LIME KILN CLUB REPORT.
Certain Things to Ec Looked Out for
During the Heated Term.


The chairman of the committee on the safe.
~ Of the public health announced that he
had his report ready for the summer of 1857.
and Icing told TO proceed with it he arose IN
his place aud read from blue tinted manu-.
script rs follows:
Oar am certain things to be looked out
fur dOorin' the heated Se2un. De fu>t thing
on de list is cholera Den comes. in de reg'l lar
order named, yaler fever, consumpshun,
bilyuS fever, falln into dc ribber gittm' run
ober by a street kyar an cholera morbus.
Bein' rested 10y dc police an sent up fur sixty
days mus be clasSed rs mistortin instead of
"A disease.
DE hot sezun am de time to be keerful.
We would recommend to the Guild popua.
shun of dis kentry:
II. Ice cream should be eaten slowly an
deliberately, de chin well wiped of wild a red
napkin as soon rs possible afterward an de
victim should beware Of mental excitement
or physical exershun fur um hour or two
~ Saltwater an ginger ale should lie
paid fur in advance. DIS gives de soda man
II chance to look at de money an find it all
right, an saves de customer any fear of hev-
in to take to his legs an outrun any body.
We doan' specify as to the quantity which kin
be safely surrounded. Some pussons kin hold
a bar'l, while others stop at gallon
~. Harvest apples an COW curnbers hev
Stayed tens of thousands of innocent people,
but dey war all white folks While we doan
believe either vegetable am harmful, it will
be we'll to eat slowly, chaw de rinds an cores
very fine, an sit down in &c shade of de
wood shed fur half an hour after eating.
Il. watermeuyon fired from a cannon at
n culied Semlan two feet away might some
what inJoore his physical corporosity, but
under no odder circumstance kin we look
upon the poduct wild even sispisnun. We be-
lleve dat de melon cop of dis kentry fur de
last five Vars, together wild de way it was
distributed about, has been de means of
keepin' cholera from our doahs Doan' leave
any core stckin' to de rinds.
"5. We doan' recommend too much washin'
an cleanin'. De lnjun am de dirtlest pusson
on dis airth an nobody eber knowed an In
jun to have cholera or smallpox Kinder
wash up now an den, an sorter scrub up a
leetle extra on Sundays, an trust de rest to
carryin nm onion in your pol et.
&c. Leave de window up when you go
to bed, frow some lime around de back doah
occasionally, an when obleeged to drink
water shake in a leetle pepper sass. Detroit
Free Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

LIGHT HOUSE AT FORT MORGAN AFTER BON
BAKDMENr.--Fr Sketch in liarpcrs
posons that nothing short of fire and fur
mace heat will destroy, SO with the hates
and passions engendered by slavery and
eccsson-nothing save battle, blood and
death could wipe them out.
Much praise was bestowed upon the
colorcd dlvls ron who bore the brunt of the
assault the day previous.
The afternoon Of April 10 the writer
visited the colored troops and converscd
with some of them. They were very
proud OF their achievement, and seemed
ready to night the whole Southern Con
fedcraCv II the opportunity was only
given them
One fellow was seen with bullc. hole
through one cheek, but no trace of the
bullet could DO seen elsewhere.
The writer asked OF the sufferer how he
could be atfe cted in this way; "a bullet
hole through one cheek, but no teeth
knock Il out, ana no wound elsewhere
about the face.
"Day ball come in at my mouf, sab, ;" said
Sambo.
"But how did 1t get through your mou, h
without njurlng your teeth and lips" was
asked.
81 had my mouf op'n," was answered.
"Why d,d you have 1t open!" was further
asked.
20. was Iist hollerin' Fort Puler at UNI, 4"
SAID SamOo.
THIS, II seemed, was their battle.crv, and
was the means of saving this darkcy from
great deal uglier and more serious
wound
Fort Pillow, II will be remembered, was
the scene OF an IndscrimInate massacre OF
colored troops by General Forrest IN the
spring OF 1864.
little while before the war closed the
Southeruers tired TO enlIst negroes In their
armies, and for this purpose bill was
passed by the Confederate Congress al
Richmond A copy OF this In Con iederate
paper ~ now in possession OF the writer.
and some Of its provisions are interesting
The first clause prow'A
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

W. D. Suit, Druggist, Bipnus, Ind, test
ies: II can recommend Electric Bitters a.
the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has
given relief in every case. One man tool
six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism OF
10 years standing" Abraham Hare, drug
list, Bellville. Ohio, atfirms: THE best sell
ing medicine have ever handled in my ~
yea-s experience, is Electric Bitters.
Tho isands of others have added their testi.
mony. so that the verdict is unanin GUS that
Electric Bitters do cure all diseases OF the
Liver. Kidney and Blood. Only half dol
lar a bottle ut d. Lorriaux's Drug store.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

Tho advance Of the column, after some
days progress, met and sklrmishod with
the enemy Toward tho latter part OF the
month OF March, Spanish Fort, cast OF Mo
bile, was reachei, This was one OF the
keys TO the military situation at Mobile
and was laid siege TO by the Federals the
last days OF March.
The Federal gunboats held the water
front OF Spanish Fort and cut Oh com.
municatlon with Mobile. No effort at as,
sault was made by the Fcderals and the
approaches were guarded with rife pits,
hence the loss Of life was inconsiderable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

1t is a book that, after using six months, no
parent would part with it for $50.
1t will save from IS to $50 every year in
any family.
We have had special edition of this stan
dard and well known work, containing 544
pages-the same style in which in book stores
it has always sold fol $3-printed for use by
this paper as a premium. During the coming
few months we shall offer this valuable book,
together with years subscription to The
FREE TRADER. for 81!
In other words, we will sell you the book
for two.thirds its regular established price
and give you years subscription to The
FREE TRADER FOR NOTHING!
We do this Of course to build up tie circu.
lation Of our paper.
If you want the best medical work there is
for home use and the best weekly paper in
the district, now is your opportunity. You
can get both for 81!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
LECTION XIX,-THE MOBILE CAM
PAIGN, 1868.

Fort Morgan, situated on Mobile Point,
guarded the narrow entrance TO Mobile
bay. Directly opposite, two miles distant
In northerly direction, Fort Gaines, upon
Dauphin Island with frOwnng guns, as
sisted in this duty The main channel,
however, was near Fort Morgan and was
INSTRUCTED to hostile vessels with piles
driven in the sand and torpeIoes planted
plentifully in the waters.
Early in August, 1864, Admiral Farragut,
with fourteen wooden vessels AM four
iron. ClaIS, resolved 10 attack the Contcd-
crates Near Fort Morgan the latter had d
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
A CHARCOAL SKETCH.

slctched my love at break of day,
And watched the pink and purple play
In fieeting moods across her face,
But colors had | none To trace
That wonder world, that witchs spell,
That laughing face love 80 well.
At MONDAY, ferYid, shadowless,
I sketchcd her in q scarlet dress -
Red, passionate peoples in her hair,
Around each wrist a serpent fair;
tcould not catch the CLOVIS that dwell
Within that face love SO we'll
isketched her when the day was low.
While somber clouds came trailing slow
Athwart the SUMS gray lumber light.
She the sole mistress Of my night
Nay! Vain my pencils task 10 tell
low fair the face love So we'll
--Grorgr ioughton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
IN CAMP and FIELD.
A Medical Mans Memory Of
, Wartime.
BY O. B JOHNSON.

copyrighted, 1881, by The 4 " hellogg
NeNoPdp'r Company.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

Tins is feature of the book worthy of spe-
cial attention-a feature peculiar to this book
Any good medical work will tell you what to
do, If you know what the disease is, but the
difficulty is, you can not tell from the book
what it is To find out you are obliged to
send for a physician. The book is written
with this view; written generally in the inter
est OF the profession! With "OUR FAMILY
PHYSICIAN" you can tell, yourself what the
matter is Just as unerrngly a. a doctor could
In this respect the book differs from all 9TH
ers; and even if you have others, you need
this book also.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
"Our Family Physician" "

Gives the AllOpathic, Homeopathic and Ec-
lectC treatments-all three--for each and ev.
cry disease and ailment.
II has q cLnSsiGed .TuhL Of SL,n ntnnlS " hu
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
is MttfrinQ from or Mrtaen.d lrith.

rhiM any oy1inary intelligent person can deter,
MINI ns lntN as q nAusclnn lnhnt NiH.nSs q LLtent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

The night of April 5 Spanish Fort was
evacuated. In Mobile paper of that same
date was found the following letter o.
titled:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23

when for postage
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
IS NOT

\ cheap pamphlet, hastily
compiled aud chcaply print.
ed and bound, like most
newspaper premium books.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

l have for sale fine lot Of Hol-
stein young stock, one, two and
three years old both bulls and heifers:
Registered full bloods, high grades
from seven eighths to half blOods-
all superior animals, and at reas-
enable prices. Every farmer who
keeps stock should investigate this
offer. A registered thoroughbred bull
for service at my farm, near the vii
lage S. BEIDLEMAN,
Sank Centre. Mimi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
Wool Wanted.

The Litchfeld Wooden Mills have
established an agency with r. Woods
Il Sons for the purchase of wool.
Also for receiving wool for custom
carding, spinning, manufacturing,
etc, .....-~-.
All work entrusted to them will
receive prompt attention and be re-
turned to them for collection. Trans
pOrtation charges paid by us one
way. LITCHFIELD WOODEN MILL Co.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
Marblehead Lime.

We have received carload of Mar
blehead line, the very best article in
market, and shall henceforth keep a
stock of it on hand. Builders will
consult their own interests by secur-
ing the best. We are selling it very
low, and i'm lots to suit purchasers.
How BROTHERS & Co.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
LOCAL RECORD.
THURSDAY JUNE IL, 1887.
AN APOLOGY,

The HERALD reaches its readers
much belated and decidedly meager
in variety. The entire working force
has been participating in the encamp.
ment festivities, most of them having
been actively engaged from first to
last, and with the burden upon them
have neither the time nor the energy
to do justice to their regular work.
Bear with it this time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
For Sale.
A sound young mare, cheap.
MCCLURE 81 WHITNEY.

NngHc live at home, aud make more
VHHemoneya at work for us, than any
HHHthing else in this world, Capital
= ~ not needed: y9u are started Free
Both sexes; all ages. Any one can do the
work. Large earrings sure from first start.
Costly outfit free. Better not delay. Costs
you nothing to send us your address and find
out: II you are wise you VIII do SO at once,
ID. HALLETT d Co. Portland. Maine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
E,ggs for Sale.

I offer for sale eggs from the best
strain of laced Wayandottes at $3.50
for setting of IL, or $500 of packed
for shipping. Two settings at the
yard $3.50, or $500 packed for ship
ping. l.. r. BARTO.
Sank Centre, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
Nursing.

Mrs. NJ. Z. Reaves, an experienced
nurse, is about to establish herself
in Sank Centre, and solicits patron.
age. Address p. o. Box 80, Sank
Centre, Mimi, or call at the resi-
dence of +. Tellen,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
Village Council.

The regular monthly meetings of
the village council was held at the
Recorders Office on Monday evening
with all the members present.
John Dennis and Walter Cum.
mings were appointed special police
man during encampment week.
The following claims were allowed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

Buy Marblehead lime i'm headed
barrels. Warranted the best in
market, and every barrel will exceed
weight by ten or twenty pounds
For sale by How Bros. & Co.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

St. Cloud papers have announce
ments that the Hubbard Hammock
Chair Co. will remove forthwith to
St. Cloud, that city having made the
company a liberal offer. Both Messrs.
Hubbard and Mcclure state emphat-
Ically that they had not heard of any
such removal until they read it in the
papers, and they have no intention of
leaving Sank Centre. An offer has
been made them, but they have not
given the slightest intimation that it
would be accepted. /.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

The Keller Manufacturing Co. is
prepared to do all kinds of machine
repairing on short notice. the best
of workmen and all sorts of tools
and machines for working iron and
wood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
Westlake. No 0836

:. This celebrated stallion will stand
at the Lake Shore barn, Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays, instead of
the Robedeau barn as was advertised.
Terms to insure SIS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

Call at once on l.. l.. Fisher for a
good eight years old horse. Will
take young stock or colts for him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

The new steam yacht destined for
service on the lakes this summer ar
rived the last of the week and was
launched at Geneva beach. 1t is a
neat, trim craft, designed for small
pleasure parties. 1t runs slick and
rides the water like thing of life.
The yacht has been ehristened the
"Mae of Geneva" Mr.. Ralph Moles
will have command as captain. 1t is
expected that the new boat will be
the source of much pleasure during
the Summer.-PoSt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

Our stock is all new, no shop worn
goods, but everything new and
stylish and at prices that sell them
fast. MILLAE & FULLY.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

S. Pendergast and daughter have
returned from the East. Mr.. Pen
dergast is confident his father is on
the road to complete restoration to
health,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09
R,ooms and Board.

Nicely furnished rooms centrally
located, with good board at reason.
able rates. Call at the fruit store of
B. G. Lord. Mrs. F. R.EyANs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

Go to Ben Lords for confection-
cry, fruits, Strawberries, lemonade,
fine groceries, best cigars-anything
in that line, at reasonable prices.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

The st. Paul Dispatch is the only
paper directly represented by a
special reporter at the encampment,
Mr. S. B. Thayer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

Bert Stiles brought in a drove of
cattle, which was distributed among
the butchers for home consumption
during the week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-09

The decorations of our business
houses are so elaborate that 1T would
be grossly unjust to discriminate
among them. They all look superla-
lively well.